Speaking of Mary as “Theotokos,” the “God ... feast is represented in the 15th-century icon “The Nativity,” prayed by Andrei Rublev. In the Orthodox tradition, sacred images of icons ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service.

Young, single men are flocking to the Orthodox church after discovering the “masculine” Christian religion through online influencers. Some converts said they felt disillusioned with the ...

Israel’s former defence minister has resigned from the country’s parliament over the government’s intention to exempt ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from army service. Yoav Gallant, a senior ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

Bais Yaakov is affiliated with the all-girls’ Bais Faiga School, an Orthodox Jewish school in neighboring Lakewood, the Asbury Park Press reported. Officials at the private school could not be ...

(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) The Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected on the dome of Kazansky Cathedral in snowfall during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, ...

Former Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef caused a wave of outrage after saying Saturday night that even ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshiva should not be drafted into the Israel D ...

The Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected on the dome of Kazansky Cathedral in snowfall during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Dmitri ...

What you're looking for is a simple hole in the ground at that point with a ladder leading down into the cellar - the Religious Orthodox Icon is down there on a shelf. However, when you reach the ...